We Make America Happen Gerald W. McEntee President I William Lucy Scaetory-Treasurer Vice Presidents Nancy M. Morris, Secretary Ronald C. Alexander Westerville, OH U.S. Sec~urities and Exchange Conlnlissio~l Ken Allen Portlond, OR 100 F Street, NE Henry L. Bayer Washington, DC 20549-1090 Chicogo, IL George Boncoraglio NewYork, NY Re:Disclos~~re rationale for eli~ninating shareholders' ability to file proposals onAnthony Caso Boston, MA shareholder access to the proxy under Rule 14a-8 (File nos. S7-16-07 and S7- 17-07) Greg Devereux Olympio, WA Danny Donohue Dear Ms. Morris, Albany. NY David R.Fillman Harrisburg, PA The purpose of this letter is to more fully address a concesn that has emerged Michael Fox Horr;sburg, PA in the debate over whetller shareholders should be precluded froill using Rule 14a-8 Alberc Garrecc Detroit, MI (the "Rule") to submit proposals seeking to establish a right of sllareholder access to Raglan George Jr. the company proxy statement. Specifically, the debate over tliis q~lestion has NewYork, NY increasingly focused on the notion that shareholders should not be permitted to Alice Goff Los Angeles, CA s~lbinit such proposals under the R~lle as currently drafted beca~lse the Comnnlission's Sherryl Gordon Trenton, NJ other proxy rules dealing with disclosure req~~ired in a contested election would be Danny J.Homan circu~live~lted. Des Moines, IA Salvatore Luciano I New Britain, CT As ...
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